Category: Librarians’ Resources

Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods

by RoryLitwin

Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods Editors: Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier, and Maria Accardi Price: $35.00 Published: March 2010 ISBN: 978-1-936117-01-7 Bringing together the voices of a range of practicing librarians, this collection illuminates theories and methods of critical pedagogy and library instruction. Chapters address critical approaches to standards and assessment practices, links between queer, … Read more Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods

A chemist on “trusted sources”

by RoryLitwin

My friend Ramona Islam shared with me an interesting blog post by chemist Jean-Claude Bradley, discussing the reliability (or non-reliability) of scientific reference sources that are considered trusted within the discipline. I find it especially interesting in terms of implications for projects like Wolfram Alpha and other attempts to build automated reasoning systems around inconsistently-defined … Read more A chemist on “trusted sources”

Bibliographic and Web Tools for Alternative Media – December 2009 update

by RoryLitwin

Byron Anderson’s Bibliographic and Web Tools for Alternative Media has just been updated. This is a good collection development resource for librarians and others who want tools for going beyond the usual lists and collection development resources, especially for finding books on the political fringes or otherwise outside of the usual academic or corporate channels.

Google splits apart the search

by RoryLitwin

Adorno and Horkheimer might have something to say about this, too. I thought I had noticed this beginning to happen and was actually planning to post something about it soon, but Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land has the full story: “Google’s Personalized Results: The “New Normal” That Deserves Extraordinary Attention.” Read through this and … Read more Google splits apart the search

Baker & Taylor Acquires Blackwell North America

by RoryLitwin

Press Release Baker & Taylor Acquires Blackwell North America and James Bennett – Blackwell U.K. Acquires B&T’s Lindsay and Croft in the U.K. As Part of Deal. Customers to Benefit from More than 300 Years of Bookselling Excellence – CHARLOTTE, N.C. – December 7, 2009 – Baker & Taylor Inc. today announced it has acquired … Read more Baker & Taylor Acquires Blackwell North America

Ed D’Angelo’s book translated into Japanese

by RoryLitwin

One of the first books from Library Juice Press was Ed D’Angelo’s Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: How Postmodern Consumer Capitalism Threatens Democracy, Civil Education and the Public Good, and it has been our best selling book so far. We’re pleased to announce that the book has been translated into Japanese and … Read more Ed D’Angelo’s book translated into Japanese

Free content on the LJP / Litwin Books website

by RoryLitwin

In addition to information about the books we publish, the Library Juice Press and Litwin Books websites have some free content, including some of the content of our books and some additional readings as well. Here are links to the free content available on these sites: Michael Gorman’s Foreword to Speaking of Information: The Library … Read more Free content on the LJP / Litwin Books website

Le blog du CFI

by RoryLitwin

From: Franck Hurinville To: ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr Subject: [IFLA-L] French IFLA National Committee : please visit our blog Date: Aug 18, 2009 9:54 AM dear IFLA Colleagues, the Comité Français IFLA – French IFLA National Committee is an independent umbrella association of library, information, documentation associations, institutions and professionals in France. It is committed to supporting the … Read more Le blog du CFI

Library Juice Press and Litwin Books @ALA

by RoryLitwin

Events for your calendar this upcoming ALA Annual in Chicago: Litwin Books and Library Juice Press will be sharing a booth with the Alternative Press Center in the Exhibits Hall. The Exhibits Hall is open from Saturday, July 11 at 9am until Tuesday, July 14 at 2pm. We’ll be at booth 1637. I hope you’ll … Read more Library Juice Press and Litwin Books @ALA

New from LJP: So You Want To Be a Librarian

by RoryLitwin

So You Want To Be a Librarian Author: Lauren Pressley Price: : $15.00 Published: July 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9802004-8-5 Printed on acid-free paper. Now on sale. Librarians tend to love their work and consider librarianship a great career. This book is by a talented librarian who wants to introduce people to the profession. If you are … Read more New from LJP: So You Want To Be a Librarian

Call for Submissions: Greening Libraries

by RoryLitwin

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Greening Libraries, edited by Monika Antonelli and Mark McCullough and published by Library Juice Press, is a collection of essays, papers and articles on various aspects of the green library movement. The editors are seeking articles from a variety of perspectives on a wide range of topics related to green practices, sustainability … Read more Call for Submissions: Greening Libraries

SRRT Newsletter #167

by RoryLitwin

The new issue of the SRRT Newsletter is out – Issue #167, June 2009. It has the usual updates from task forces, messages from the coordinator and editor, and book reviews. This issue also has a separate PDF supplement, a flier about SRRT’s activities at the ALA Conference in Chicago coming up.

2009 Miriam Braverman Prize Winner Announced

by RoryLitwin

Announcement that went to PLGnet-L this morning: The Progressive Librarians Guild is pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize. Sarah Clark has been awarded the prize for her essay entitled “Marketing the Library? Why Librarians Should Focus on Stewardship and Advocacy.” Ms. Clark is currently enrolled in the Department of … Read more 2009 Miriam Braverman Prize Winner Announced

Questioning Library Neutrality – Introduction

by RoryLitwin

Questioning Library Neutrality: Essays from Progressive Librarian, edited by Alison Lewis, has been out for a while. I was just taking a look at it, and it occurred to me that it might be a good thing to put Alison’s introduction to the book online, so I have done that. It’s a good, quick read … Read more Questioning Library Neutrality – Introduction

Media in Transition 6… Reactions…

by RoryLitwin

I attended Media in Transition 6: Stone and Papyrus, Storage and Transmission in Cambridge, MA, April 24-26. (Follow that link for a summary of what the conference was about.) Here are my thoughts about the conference after returning home. Of primary interest to me, coming from Duluth, MN, where it was below freezing yesterday, was … Read more Media in Transition 6… Reactions…

The constraining effects of information privatization: Google’s purchase and shutdown of Paper of Record

by RoryLitwin

From today’s Inside Higher Ed, “Digital Archives That Disappear,” a brief article about Google’s shutdown of the historical newspaper archive Paper of Record, which it secretly purchased in 2006. This is a good example of what many people have feared about Google’s success – that turning over information resources from shared, public control in library-related … Read more The constraining effects of information privatization: Google’s purchase and shutdown of Paper of Record